Q: Is 1,744,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,744,320 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 1,744,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 30 32 40 46 48 60 64 69 79 80 92 96 115 120 138 158 160 184 192 230 237 240 276 316 320 345 368 395 460 474 480 552 632 690 736 790 920 948 960 1,104 1,185 1,264 1,380 1,472 1,580 1,817 1,840 1,896 2,208 2,370 2,528 2,760 3,160 3,634 3,680 3,792 4,416 4,740 5,056 5,451 5,520 6,320 7,268 7,360 7,584 9,085 9,480 10,902 11,040 12,640 14,536 15,168 18,170 18,960 21,804 22,080 25,280 27,255 29,072 36,340 37,920 43,608 54,510 58,144 72,680 75,840 87,216 109,020 116,288 145,360 174,432 218,040 290,720 348,864 436,080 581,440 872,160 and 1,744,320, with no remainder.

Since 1,744,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,744,320, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).